June 9, 2004 Transcript
"I think you're jealous"

Ric: Good morning.

Alexis: Hello.

Ric: Listen, I'm sorry about the poor choice of words, but about last night --

Alexis: What about it?

Ric: I think I left my keys at your place, which isn't surprising, considering --

Alexis: Considering what?

Ric: Well, what happened between us.

Alexis: I didn't notice any keys in my apartment that didn't belong to me.

Ric: I don't know. Maybe they fell when I stepped inside the door. Did you look?

Alexis: Why would I?

Ric: Well, then, they could be there.

Alexis: If you're going to hound me about it, I'll ask Viola to take a look around the house.

Ric: No, no, no, no, I'm not going to hound you. I just, you know -- the super let me in this morning. I have an extra set of keys.

Alexis: Then why would you even bring up the subject?

Ric: I don't know. I don't want you to have 24-hour access to my apartment.

Alexis: Did you say "this morning"?

Ric: Yeah, you know, the super's grumpy on a good day, even. Look, it wasn't a big deal. I just -- you know, he let me into the apartment. I didn't want to wake him up last night. I spent the night with my friend. You already know that because you spoke to her.

Alexis: I spoke to no one.

Ric: Well, maybe you don't remember, but -- I mean, my cell phone rang and my friend answered. The caller I.D. was your number.

Alexis: Coincidence.

Ric: Why can't you just admit it was you? I mean, what's the big deal? Unless -- were you checking up on me?

Alexis: Don't be ridiculous.

Ric: I think you're jealous.

Alexis: I feel sorry for whoever spent the night with you last night. That person is either an innocent victim or a masochist with a weakness for arrogant, self-satisfied, morally bankrupt power junkies.

Ric: You are jealous. Oh, that's so endearing. Listen, truthfully, I would have rather spent the night with you.

Alexis: Never.

Ric: Never's a long time.

Alexis: Not long enough. I find you loathsome, repugnant, and revolting. I find you an utter waste of skin.

Ric: And I find you fundamentally dishonest. You are attracted to me. You're just so used to lying in your own face that you can't admit it.

Alexis: For the last time, you conceited jerk, I do not find you attractive. I wouldn't sleep with you if my last option were death!

Lucky: Are you prepared to send Skye to prison? Or are you too busy working your own personal agenda with Alexis?

Alexis: You are late. Judges frown on that. They think it's disrespectful. Go figure.

Skye: Yeah, I know, I'm sorry. I just had a little fashion crisis of confidence, you know. I just wanted to make sure this is appropriate. Do you think this is innocent or --

Alexis: I think it's the least of your worries.

Skye: Well, easy for you to say.

Alexis: You need to go in there, keep your mouth shut, and let me handle it.

Skye: Alexis, you've been where I am, haven't you? Charged with murder; your freedom on the line. How detached were you able to be? And you had a courtroom full of supporters. I've never been more alone.

Alexis: Please, stop feeling for yourself. We're due in court.

Bailiff: All rise. This court is now in session, the Honorable Martin Hernandez presiding. Be seated.

Judge: This is the second bail hearing in the matter of the State of New York vs. Skye Chandler Quartermaine. Are all parties present?

Ric and Alexis: Yes, your honor.

Judge: I'll hear you, Mr. Lansing.

Ric: Thank you, your honor. Your honor, Ms. Quartermaine is charged with first-degree murder. She has considerable financial assets, and the state considers her a potential flight risk. We're asking that bail be denied and that Ms. Quartermaine be incarcerated until the trial.

Alexis: Your honor, Ms. Quartermaine has significant social and familial ties to Port Charles. She also has a thriving business here. She certainly isn't a flight risk, not to mention that this case is based solely on circumstantial evidence.

Ric: Not so, your honor. I'm prepared to offer forensic evidence, eyewitness testimony, and photographs of the deceased with the defendant.

Judge: I'll allow Ms. Quartermaine's bail to stand. However, I’m moving the trial date up to Thursday, June 24.

Alexis: I object, your honor.

Judge: Well, you have a choice, Ms. Davis. If you need more time to prepare your case, your client's bail will be revoked and she'll await trial in lockup.

Skye: Take the trial.

Alexis: All right, Thursday it is.

Judge: We'll reconvene then.

[Judge pounds gavel]

Skye: Well, I just want to say thank you so much for being here. It made all the difference, it did.

Alan: We'll be at the trial, as well.

Ned: And try not to worry. I can see that Alexis has that old fire in her eyes. She'll have you acquitted before Ric knows what hit him.

Alexis: Don't -- go away. You're not going to win this case with any more personal overtures.

Ric: No, this is not personal at all. I have an open-and-shut case, and you're a good enough lawyer to know that.

Alexis: I don't know anything of the kind.

Ric: Look, your responsibility is to your client's best interests. So stop grandstanding and take the deal that I'm about to offer you.

Ric: Look, get Skye to plead guilty to second-degree murder. I will drop the kidnapping charge related to Laura’s disappearance. She'll get 20 years to life, out in 15 on parole.

Alexis: Not interested.

Ric: It's a generous offer, Alexis.

Alexis: "Generous"?

Ric: Yeah.

Alexis: You just blindly took away 15 years of a young woman's life. I'll get her acquitted.

Ric: Oh, you know what? Get your ego out of the way here and think about your client for once. 15 years is a hell of a lot better than a lethal injection. She killed a cop. Now, my advice to you is you present this deal to her and you convince her to take it. It's not going to be on the table for long.

Alexis: And that would be in return of a plea of guilty for second-degree murder.

Skye: Forget it, Alexis. I'm not pleading guilty to anything. I don't even remember killing Ross Duncan, and I certainly didn't frame Laura. There is something else going on here, ok? Luke would no way turn his back on me or accuse me in a letter. I'm the one who's being framed, ok? And to make matters worse, I'm really afraid that something terrible has happened to Luke.